Developing mental maps using sense of place and place perception survey data, social media place happiness information, and objectively measurable attributes of placesGOULIAS G. Konstantinos, DAVIS Adam, HYUN LEE Jae, University of California, Santa Barbara

Travel patterns and behavior of tourists at the island of ChiosARVANITIS Pavlos, GLYPTOU Kyriaki, PAPATHEODOROU Andreas, University of the Aegean

How Experiential Tourism is reflected in the number of daily tripsKOUROUNIOTI Ioanna, POLYDOROPOULOU Amalia, Department of Shipping, Trade & Transport, University of the Aegean

Top Party Islands in the Mediterranean: Experiential Determinants of Destinations Popularity and Nightlife Culture Identity ProfilingKOUTSOBINAS Theodore, GIANNOUKOS Ioannis, University of Patras, Cultural Heritage Management and New Technologies Department

10 October 2015

09.00– 11.00 – Keynote Lectures

Communicating Experiential Tourism to the international marketKOUTOULAS Dimitris, Assistant Professor, Tourism Management, Department of Business Administration, University of Patras

Heritage: from materiality to experienceGRAVARI BARBAS Maria, Director, Institute for Research and High Studies on Tourism, Paris 1 – Sorbonne University

Gastronomy experiences over the internet/www.greekgastronomyguide.grPITTAS George, Author, Member of the Board of Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

We are moving from the information age to the relationship age. Let’s do it Right!AIVALIOTI Maria, Sales Manager, Travelotopos – work easier

How to create a region strategy that turns a traveler visit to a lifetime experience. Tools, processes and fundingSTAMATOPOULOS Kostis, Summit

Poster Presentations

Spatial design based on the semiotics of space and its’ confluence in forming the touristic experience and defining the notion of ‘toposKRASAKI Irene, Department of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens

Experiential tourism: contributing to the understanding of the concept of sustainability and the promotion of sustainable developmentTZAMBERIS Nezam, TZAMBERI A., University of the Aegean

Measurement of sense of place and comparison with social media data in a Greek islandGOULIAS G. Konstantinos, DAVIS Adam, HYUN LEE Jae, University of California – Santa Barbara, POLYDOROPOULOU Amalia, TSIRIMPA Athena, TSOUROS Ioannis, University of the Aegean

How does ferry connections affect tourists’ satisfactionKROUSOULOUDI Nikoleta, POLYDOROPOULOU Amalia, Department of Shipping, Trade & Transport, University of the Aegean